Rapid Recall: An Introduction

Rapid Recall Number Facts Introduction This initiative is predicated on the belief that children are better equipped to make progress if they can recall number facts very quickly. These facts are ‘just known’ by children. By improving skills of rapid recall, children can apply their knowledge and learning in a wider range of contexts… resulting in more rapid progress. Rapid Recall Number Facts

Introduction In no way is this initiative intended to dominate the way we teach number facts at Chapel St Leonards Primary School, but simply sit alongside the current effective teaching and provide a structure for checking progress. It has been designed to allow us to find a simple way towards a personalised approach to the setting of mathematics targets for our pupils It is strongly acknowledged that number facts are only of any use if they are: revisited regularly; and applied and used in many different contexts.

7 steps The Rapid Recall initiative establishes a hierarchy or order to ensure that children learn and practise their rapid recall in a progressive way. It outlines 7 steps. Each of these steps is broken into targets e.g. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc. It is not essential for the targets to be tackled in the listed order. You will have been given by your child’s class teacher a current STEP which is their target. This is your record of their progress. 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Personalisation? Within a class at Chapel St Leonards there will be children working across a range of different steps matched to their mathematical ability. Rapid Recall works by focussing on each child’s own individual targets.

Format ? Each target is checked by children completing a timed quiz. There are two formats of quiz for each target (to take account of pupils with a good memory!). There will be timetabled opportunities for the children to attempt the quizzes for their current target.

Questions? Time? Almost all the quizzes have 24 questions; approximately 5 seconds per question during a 2 minute time limit. A countdown clock will be made available to the children during the quiz. Only teachers have access to the quiz questions

Accuracy? The children will need to pass 2 different quizzes with 100% accuracy to complete the target. When this is the case it will be recorded by the teacher, and your child will inform you to keep your record at home up to date.

Rewarding Success? Once all of the targets have been achieved in a ‘STEP’ – the children will be rewarded for their success with a sticker/raffle ticket.

SEN and individual needs? Whilst these tests will work for the vast majority of pupils; there will be a minority for whom they are either unsuitable or will need amending. There cannot be any right or wrong approaches here. Class teachers will use their professional judgement to decide what is best for your child.

How can I, as a parent, help? Please check and update your child’s current targets on their ‘STEP’. More detailed descriptions of each target can be found on The blog – under the page titled Rapid Number Recall We know at Chapel St Leonards that parental support is vital to the successes of our pupils. Please endeavour to help your child achieve their current target through questioning. Revisit old targets too – committing this learning to Long Term memory

What are the targets for each step?

Step 1 1.1 Say the numbers 1 – 10 accurately 1.2 Say 1 more than any number between 0 – 10 1.3 Say 1 less than any number between 1 – 10 1.4 Count on from any number (0 – 9) up to 10 1.5 Say the number names in order to 20

Step 2 2.1 Count in twos 2.2 Count in fives 2.3 Count in tens 2.4 Number bonds to 10 2.5 Addition and subtraction facts to 5 2.6 Doubles of all numbers to 10 and halves of even numbers

Step 3 3.1 Number bonds to 20 3.2 Addition and subtraction facts for each number to 10 3.3 Bonds of multiples of 10 up to 100 3.4 Doubles and halves of all numbers to 20 3.5 Multiplication facts for 2 3.6 Division facts for 2 3.7 Multiplication facts for 5 3.8 Division facts for 5 3.9 Multiplication facts for 10 3.10 Division facts for 10 3.11 Mixed multiplication and division facts for 2, 5, 10

Step 4 4.1 Addition and subtraction facts for each number up to 20 4.2 Sums and differences of multiples of 10 up to 100 4.3 Number bonds that total 100 4.4 Doubles of multiples of 5 up to 100 4.5 Doubles of multiples of 10 up to 100 4.6 Halves of multiples of 10 up to 100 4.7 Multiplication facts for 3 4.8 Division facts for 3 4.9 Multiplication facts for 4 4.10 Division facts for 4 4.11 Multiplication facts for 6 4.12 Division facts for 6 4.13 Mixed multiplication and division facts for 3, 4, 6 4.14 Multiples of 2, 5, 10 up to 1000

Step 5 5.1 Double any 2 digit number 5.2 Halve any 2 digit number 5.3 Multiplication facts for 9 5.4 Division facts for 9 5.5 Multiplication facts for 8 5.6 Division facts for 8 5.7 Multiplication facts for 7 5.8 Division facts for 7 5.9 Mixed multiplication and division facts for 9, 8, 7 5.10 Add and subtract pairs of multiples of 50 equaling 1000

Step 6 6.1 Double any number with up to 1 decimal place 6.2 Halve any number with up to 1 decimal place 6.3 Decimals that total 1 and 10 (up to 1 decimal place) 6.4 Recall multiplication facts up to 10x10 and use to multiply pairs of multiples of 10 and 100 6.5 Doubles and halves of 2 digit decimals 6.6 Decimals that total 1 (up to 2 decimal places)

Step 7 7.1 Decimal, fraction and percentage equivalence 7.2 Square numbers to 12 7.3 Square numbers of multiples of 10 up to 1002 7.4 Doubles and halves of all multiples of 10 to 10,000

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